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Showing 1 to 20 of 82 for “"premarital"”.
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The preparation of pastors in premarital counseling
… clergy have been the primary providers of premarital counseling (PMC). Over the past 50 years, limited research has been focused on the preparation needs of pastors in PMC. When asked, they claimed to feel inadequate as PMC providers. They cited inadequate seminary education as the reason …
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An experimental communication program for premarital/dating couples
There is no abstract available for this dissertation.
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Premarital sexual behaviour among adolescents and youths in Nepal
Premarital sex (PMS) among adolescents and young people (AY) is reported to be increasing worldwide. Research to date has tended to focus on analysing the prevalence of PMS among AY, and the individual characteristics associated with PMS, rather than pursuing a more nuanced understanding of changes …
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Increasing Relationship Satisfaction with Premarital Couples Using Art Therapy
… Systems Art therapy approach can be used with premarital couples in counseling. Literature explores that healthy marriages are beneficial for a couple's physical and mental health. The hypothesis of the study stated that premarital couples who participated in the study would show an increase in …
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Premarital cohabitation as a pathway into marriage. An investigation into how premarital cohabitation is transforming the institution of marriage in Ireland. Athlone as a case study.
The purpose of this study is to investigate how premarital co-habitation is transforming the institution of marriage in Ireland. I conducted forty-one in-depth interviews in Athlone in 2007. The sample comprised cohabiting couples with plans to marry, cohabiting couples with no plans to marry, as …
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An Interpretive Understanding of Newlyweds' Perceptions of Their Premarital Instruction Experience
… of newlywed couples' perceptions of their premarital instruction experience. The sample included six couples from a large Baptist church participating in three sets of data collection: in-depth interviews, journal entries, and open-ended follow-up questionnaires. Three themes emerged: …
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The Effects of Premarital Sexual Promiscuity on Subsequent Marital Sexual Satisfaction
… "risky factors" associated with having numerous premarital sexual partners, by demonstrating that there are risks associated with the future marital relationship. Using exchange theory concepts, this study empirically examines the relationship between premarital sexual promiscuity and marital …
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Individualism and Attitudes toward Homosexual, Premarital, Adolescent, and Extramarital Sexual Behaviors
… of sexual behavior, specifically adolescent sex, premarital sex, extramarital sex, and homosexual sexual behavior. A secondary purpose was to add to the conceptual and methodological discussions of individualism. In the United States these behaviors are becoming more common and attitudes generally …
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An Analysis of Attitudes and Practices of Southern Baptist Pastors Toward Premarital Education
… Baptist pastors in four Midwestern states toward premarital education. The researcher utilized a multi-stage sampling procedure to randomly select 1070 churches in Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, and Kentucky. A research tool was created to record demographic information about the research …
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The Development of READY-A (Ready for Adolescents): An Adolescent Premarital Education Inventory
… competence. Such tools can be helpful in the premarital education process. READY is a premarital assessment questionnaire instrument that is used for such purposes but it was designed for use with adults ages 18 and over. In this study READY for Adolescents (READY-A) was developed as a …
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Effects of Adventist Engaged Encounter on Role Expectations and Growth in Premarital Relations
… to focus on possible opportunities afforded by premarital intervention. With the proliferation of enrichment programs, there is a need in the church for an evaluation of Adventist Engaged Encounter (AEE), the largest group premarital intervention program in the Seventh-day Adventist …
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Premarital Preparation : An Educational Content Design for Seventh-day Adventists in the United States
… Increasing divorce rates produce calls for premarital preparationefforts by the church. It was the purpose of the present study to develop a validated educational content design for Seventh-day Adventists useful to the church in preparing couples for marriage.</p> <p>Method. An analysis of …
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An investigation into the progression of premarital fertility since the onset of Zimbabwe's fertility transition
Premarital fertility, that is, childbearing before first marriage, is an important yet under researched demographic topic in sub-Saharan Africa. In Zimbabwe, the distinction by marital status in fertility research is hardly drawn. Hence, a gap exists in the knowledge of premarital fertility levels. …
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